Bilibili Video Scraper

🎬 Turn Bilibili video pages into usable data

This Bilibili video scraper is for researchers, content teams, and developers who need public Bilibili data. Find videos by keyword, URL or ID, popular category, or creator UID. Each saved row gives you video identity and metadata, creator details, engagement counts, and available media links, comments, danmaku, and sentiment in a structured dataset.

• Find public videos for a topic with Bilibili Video Search.
• Check a submitted video's fields with Bilibili Video Metadata.
• Review time-linked audience messages with Bilibili Danmaku.
• Export structured fields for a video with Bilibili Video Data.
• Collect a focused list of public videos with Bilibili Videos.

📦 Bilibili video rows you can use

Each successful match is saved as one video row. A row can include the video's title, description, category, tags, length, thumbnail, publication time, creator details, engagement counts, source-hosted media links, comments, a timeline-spread danmaku sample, and sentiment fields when available. Optional fields are omitted when the source does not provide them.

The Actor reads public Bilibili content. Private, deleted, restricted, or otherwise inaccessible content is outside scope. It does not download, mirror, or permanently store source video or audio files.

▶️ Find and collect Bilibili videos

1. Select one discovery method: Keyword, Video URLs or IDs, Popular or trending videos, or Creator.
2. Fill in the fields for that choice. Fields for other choices are ignored.
3. Add keyword sorting, duration or date filters when you need them, and set a result limit if you want a bounded run.
4. Run the Actor and open the default dataset to view the saved rows.

Leave Maximum items empty to return all available results until the source is exhausted. This limit applies to Keyword, Popular or trending videos, and Creator. It does not limit submitted Video URLs or IDs. The Actor processes submitted URLs or IDs separately, so one bad item does not stop the others.

⚙️ Input

Input fields

Field	Type	What it does
discoveryMethod	string	Required. Selects keyword search, video URLs or IDs, popular or trending videos, or a creator.
keyword	string	One keyword for matching public Bilibili videos. Used with Keyword.
sortBy	string	Orders keyword results by relevance, recency, views, comments, favorites, or danmaku.
durationFilter	object	Optional length range for keyword results. Leave either bound empty for no limit.
durationFilter.minSeconds	integer	Minimum video length in seconds. Leave empty for no lower limit.
durationFilter.maxSeconds	integer	Maximum video length in seconds. Leave empty for no upper limit.
dateRange	object	Optional publication date range for keyword results. Dates use UTC.
dateRange.startDate	string	Includes videos published on or after this YYYY-MM-DD date.
dateRange.endDate	string	Includes videos published on or before this YYYY-MM-DD date.
videoUrlsOrIds	array of strings	One or more public Bilibili video URLs or identifiers. Each item is processed separately, so one bad item does not stop the others.
popularCategory	string	Optional Bilibili category for Popular or trending videos. Leave empty to include all categories.
creatorUid	string	One numeric Bilibili creator UID for that creator's recent public videos.
newOnly	boolean	For Keyword and Popular or trending videos, returns only videos not seen in an earlier run with the same monitoring input. Ignored for Video URLs or IDs and Creator.
maxItems	integer	Optional positive limit for Keyword, Popular or trending videos, and Creator. Leave it empty to return all available results until the source is exhausted. It does not limit submitted Video URLs or IDs.

Only discoveryMethod is required by the schema. Use one keyword per run, numeric digits for creatorUid, and whole seconds for duration limits. The date fields use YYYY-MM-DD and are read in UTC.

Input example

This example is copied from a successful current-beta keyword run.

{
  "discoveryMethod": "keyword",
  "keyword": "Bilibili",
  "sortBy": "relevance",
  "newOnly": false,
  "maxItems": 1
}

🧾 Output

Output fields

Every output row uses the video shape below. Nested groups and fields are optional unless noted. A missing optional field means that value was not returned for that video.

Field	Type	What it does
videoId	string	Stable Bilibili identifier for the video.
url	URI string	Canonical Bilibili page URL for the video.
title	string	Title shown for the video.
description	string, optional	Description provided on the Bilibili video page.
category	string	Bilibili category assigned to the video.
tags	array of strings, optional	Tags listed for the video.
durationSeconds	integer	Video duration in whole seconds.
thumbnailUrl	URI string	Source URL for the video thumbnail.
publishedAt	ISO 8601 date-time string	Time when the video was published.
creator	object	Creator information shown for the video.
creator.uid	integer	Numeric Bilibili UID of the creator.
creator.name	string	Creator name shown for the video.
creator.avatarUrl	URI string, optional	Source URL for the creator avatar.
metrics	object, optional	Engagement counts reported for the video.
metrics.views	integer, optional	Number of views reported by Bilibili.
metrics.likes	integer, optional	Number of likes reported by Bilibili.
metrics.coins	integer, optional	Number of coins reported by Bilibili.
metrics.favorites	integer, optional	Number of favorites reported by Bilibili.
metrics.shares	integer, optional	Number of shares reported by Bilibili.
metrics.comments	integer, optional	Number of comments reported for the video.
metrics.danmaku	integer, optional	Number of danmaku messages reported for the video.
media	object, optional	Source-hosted media links and available stream choices.
media.videoUrl	URI string, optional	Direct source URL for a video stream, when available.
media.audioUrl	URI string, optional	Direct source URL for an audio stream, when available.
media.streams	array of objects, optional	Available source-hosted video or audio stream choices.
media.streams[].url	URI string	Direct source URL for the stream.
media.streams[].mediaType	string	Kind of media. The value is video or audio.
media.streams[].quality	string	Quality label reported for the stream.
media.streams[].width	integer, optional	Video width in pixels, when reported.
media.streams[].height	integer, optional	Video height in pixels, when reported.
media.streams[].frameRate	number, optional	Video frame rate in frames per second, when reported.
media.streams[].bitrateKbps	integer, optional	Stream bitrate in kilobits per second, when reported.
media.streams[].codec	string, optional	Codec reported for the stream.
media.streams[].container	string, optional	Container format reported for the stream.
comments	array of objects, optional	Comments returned for the video, with optional reply and sentiment data.
comments[].commentId	string	Stable Bilibili identifier for the comment.
comments[].text	string	Text written in the comment.
comments[].author	object	Author information shown for the comment.
comments[].author.uid	integer	Numeric Bilibili UID of the comment author.
comments[].author.name	string	Name shown for the comment author.
comments[].author.avatarUrl	URI string, optional	Source URL for the comment author's avatar.
comments[].likes	integer, optional	Number of likes reported for the comment.
comments[].replyCount	integer, optional	Number of replies reported for the comment.
comments[].parentCommentId	string, optional	Parent comment identifier when the comment is a reply.
comments[].sentiment	object, optional	Sentiment fields for the comment text.
comments[].sentiment.polarity	string	positive, neutral, or negative sentiment polarity.
comments[].sentiment.score	number	Signed sentiment score from -1 to 1.
danmaku	object, optional	A timeline-spread sample of danmaku text and reactions.
danmaku.sample	array of objects	Representative danmaku messages spread across the video timeline.
danmaku.sample[].timeSeconds	number	Time in the video when the message appears.
danmaku.sample[].text	string	Text shown in the danmaku message.
danmaku.sample[].likes	integer, optional	Number of reactions reported for the danmaku message.
sentiment	object, optional	Sentiment fields for the video's title and description.
sentiment.polarity	string	positive, neutral, or negative sentiment polarity.
sentiment.score	number	Signed sentiment score from -1 to 1.

Example row from the current beta build

The row below comes from a successful current-beta Creator run. It is shortened. The source media URLs, remaining stream choices, and remaining comments use the JSON string "..." as an omission marker. The other shown values are copied from the real row.

{
  "videoId": "BV1p4th6PExX",
  "url": "https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1p4th6PExX",
  "title": "9月单机游戏杀疯了🔥大作扎堆！千万别错过！【9月游戏推荐】",
  "description": "大家如果有比较犹豫要不要购入的游戏可以来C酱小肉包直播间：live.bilibili.com/213 看看让我帮你排雷~\n文案：傲慢的小肉包\n配音：傲慢的小肉包\n后期：菜菜\n出镜：傲慢的小肉包\n感谢关注~嗷！",
  "category": "单机游戏",
  "tags": [
    "金刚狼",
    "寂静岭",
    "空之轨迹",
    "单机游戏",
    "鬼武者剑之道",
    "黎明行者之血",
    "火焰纹章千丝万缕",
    "C酱",
    "PS5",
    "游戏推荐"
  ],
  "durationSeconds": 620,
  "thumbnailUrl": "http://i0.hdslb.com/bfs/archive/08b7e8edc4c797dd08f0d291ddc20d57faad9109.jpg",
  "publishedAt": "2026-09-01T09:10:00.000Z",
  "creator": {
    "uid": 67141,
    "name": "傲慢的小肉包",
    "avatarUrl": "https://i1.hdslb.com/bfs/face/361274190d08a36ed12c58b55dd4063cde3391eb.jpg"
  },
  "metrics": {
    "views": 154816,
    "likes": 9135,
    "coins": 3055,
    "favorites": 1356,
    "shares": 553,
    "comments": 382,
    "danmaku": 647
  },
  "media": {
    "videoUrl": "...",
    "audioUrl": "...",
    "streams": [
      {
        "url": "...",
        "mediaType": "video",
        "quality": "32",
        "width": 852,
        "height": 480,
        "frameRate": 30,
        "bitrateKbps": 655,
        "codec": "avc1.64001F",
        "container": "mp4"
      },
      "..."
    ]
  },
  "comments": [
    {
      "commentId": "312724324833",
      "text": "小肉包怎么感觉越活越小了，她真的是宝宝吗[微笑]",
      "author": {
        "uid": 1272995,
        "name": "天火封不住~",
        "avatarUrl": "https://i2.hdslb.com/bfs/face/e801331f5dbfdc2250e36ce06d109beaf2c33033.jpg"
      },
      "sentiment": {
        "polarity": "neutral",
        "score": 0
      },
      "likes": 6,
      "replyCount": 0
    },
    "..."
  ],
  "danmaku": {
    "sample": [
      {
        "timeSeconds": 0.551,
        "text": "ciallo",
        "likes": 0
      },
      {
        "timeSeconds": 212.695,
        "text": "可爱捏",
        "likes": 0
      },
      {
        "timeSeconds": 617.949,
        "text": "可爱可爱",
        "likes": 0
      }
    ]
  },
  "sentiment": {
    "polarity": "neutral",
    "score": 0
  }
}

💳 Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing. The primary event is bilibili-video-metadata at $0.009 for each successful video metadata row saved to the dataset. The event covers the video fields present in that saved row, including available optional fields. The Apify pricing panel is the source of truth for current charges.

🔌 Integrations

Use the default dataset link in Apify to view and export your rows, or read the dataset through the Apify API. For a related video guide, see:

❓ FAQ

What happens if one submitted URL or ID is invalid?

Each submitted URL or ID is processed separately. One bad item does not stop the other submitted items.

Can I leave Maximum items empty?

Yes. For Keyword, Popular or trending videos, and Creator, leaving it empty returns all available results until the source is exhausted. It does not limit submitted Video URLs or IDs.

How does New-only monitoring work?

On recurring Keyword or Popular or trending runs, it returns videos not seen in an earlier run with the same monitoring input. It is ignored for Video URLs or IDs and Creator.

Do the duration and date filters apply to every discovery method?

No. The duration and publication date filters apply to Keyword results. Duration uses seconds. Dates use YYYY-MM-DD and UTC.

Does this Actor download or permanently store Bilibili media?

No. It returns source-hosted video or audio links when available. It does not download, mirror, or permanently store the source media.

Do I need a Bilibili login, cookies, or API key?

No buyer login, cookies, or source API keys are needed for public Bilibili content. Private or inaccessible content is outside scope.

Why might a field be missing from a video row?

Some fields are optional because Bilibili may not provide them for every public video. The row keeps the fields that are available.

What does each video row contain?

Every row has video identity, title, category, duration, thumbnail, publication time, and creator details. It can also include the description, tags, engagement counts, media links, comments, danmaku samples, and sentiment fields.

📝 Changelog

v0.0 (03-09-2026)

• Initial release.

🆘 Support

For issues, questions, or feature requests, file a ticket and I'll fix or implement it in less than 24h 🫡

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Made with ❤️ by Maxime Dupré